In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown